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Boise Entrepreneur Week expanding ‘Hacking for Homebuilding’ challenge
If you’re looking to innovate in the development world, you might have a chance to win some cash.
This fall, Boise State’s Venture College and...
Education
Outreach, collaboration, COVID, business focus: Tromp outlines Boise State’s ‘state of the university’
Boise State University President Dr. Marlene Tromp touted a long list of achievements and new initiatives for the school during Wednesday's annual State of...
Education
The Louvre. The Met. The… Fiesta Bowl? Boise State’s virtual art museum, the Luminary, set to open
A long-promised new addition to the Boise State University campus will open this fall.
Boise State University President Dr. Marlene Tromp spent several minutes talking...
Construction
‘Traffic’s going to be bad’: New high school will open without required road improvements
Owyhee High School will welcome 1,430 students at the start of the 2021 school year, but some road improvement projects near the school are...
Boise Bench
You Asked: What’s going up on the site of the torn-down school?
A long-vacant former school site has seen new activity in recent weeks, years after crews tore the school down.
Jackson Elementary opened in the early...
Education
Consultant helps Boise State evaluate conference future, records show: How the Broncos stack up
Boise State continues to evaluate its options when it comes to conference affiliation - including paying an outside contractor this year to provide a...
Business
Boise State offers student interns to small businesses at no cost
If you own a small business and could use some extra hands, Boise State is offering up interns at no cost to employers.
BSU’s Bronco...
Boise BSU/Broadway
New Boise grade school gets name, faster timeline, three-story design
The Boise School District announced it would open the new grade school in Boise’s Barber Valley sooner than expected. It also announced a name...
Adaptive Reuse
UI will lease former Concordia campus for law school; BSU looked, too
The University of Idaho College of Law is buying the defunct downtown campus of Concordia Law School and will relocate its Boise law school...
Boise
The role schools play in SW Idaho’s growth: location, bussing, and sprawl vs. density
In a few months, 1,300 students will pour through the halls of the brand new Owyhee High School on what was once farmland on...
Education
Meridian charter school submits plans for bigger campus
A Meridian charter school submitted plans to the city for a new campus.
Gem South Charter School is collaborating with Henrickson Architecture to create a...
Education
Free, all-day kindergarten provided to over 1000 Idaho kids
The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation announced it's fully funding all-day kindergarten at 17 Idaho schools during the 2021 - 2022 school year....
Boise BSU/Broadway
Boise State’s Venture College launches new entrepreneurship program
Boise State University’s Venture College will offer a new four-week program for entrepreneurs.
Idaho I-Corps Ignite is an all-discipline program for post-doctoral, graduate students, and...
Education
Mobile makerspaces will bring STEM to students across Idaho this summer
The Idaho Out-Of-School Network (ION) and the University of Idaho Extension 4-H Youth Development are teaming up to teach rural and underserved areas in...
Boise BSU/Broadway
Tromp: Student housing a growing challenge; Albertsons Stadium expansion plans; Boise State’s role
Two years ago, Boise State University named Dr. Marlene Tromp as the school's seventh president. With two school years just about in the books,...